Shea Gopaul

Shea Gopaul
Shea Gopaul in 2016
Permanent Representative to the United Nations for the International Organisation of Employers (IOE) and Founder - Global Apprenticeship Network

Shea Gopaul is the Permanent Representative to the United Nations in New York for the International Organisation of Employers (IOE). She is also the Founder and former Executive Director Emeritus of the Global Apprenticeship Network (GAN), a coalition of companies and organizations addressing the skills mismatch and youth unemployment.

In her current role as the Permanent Representative (Ambassador) to the UN, she represents IOE which has affiliates in over 150 countries and represents 50 million companies. Gopaul ensures the voice of business of large and small companies including from Least Developed Countries are heard at the UN table. Gopaul is the also the co-chair of the UN Business and Industry Major Group and represents business perspectives on various policy committees.

She is leading an initiative on inclusive multilateralism which tries to enhance private sector engagement and partnerships with several UN entities both at the global and national level. Through dialogues, publications, outreach and communications projects, the initiative seeks to stimulate collaboration and foster partnerships between the public and private sectors to achieve the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs).